What Would It Mean if . . . ?

Mulling over the discussion at Theology Pub last week  got me to asking myself, "What would it mean if I was an atheist?"

Side note:  early Christians were considered atheists because they only believed in one god, not the multitudes of god and goddesses most folks believed in.  "Only one!?!  What are you, an atheist?" exclaimed their acquaintances.)

If I considered myself an atheist it would mean . . .

• I had to have a tremendous amount of faith
• I must find some kind of moral compass 
• I had a fairly comfortable life (comfort for one person is discomfort for another, of course)
• I would find a way or several ways to handle despair when it broke down the front door
• I could find the time and energy to work out the "whys" of relationships 

among other things.

For me, I would also have to make sense of the significant times and experiences when something or someone (I think, "God") interrupted my life in ways of which I was conscious.

I'll continue to mull this over, but I find myself more inclined to think of myself, in Leslie Weatherhead's words, a Christian Agnostic.

What about you?  What would it mean if you considered yourself an atheist?  Leave a comment and let us know.